The Armed Republic of Dekinstan is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The cynical population of 1.472 billion Dekinstanians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ferjehovit. The average income tax rate is 36.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Dekinstanian economy, worth 55.1 trillion guilders a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Gambling, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 37,462 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

The mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas and Dekinstan has designated Ferjehovit as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dekinstan's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Dekinstan is ranked 79,384^th in the world and 2,711^th in Osiris for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 2,816.15 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.